A midsummer night’s feast: wine matches
Enjoy a laid-back celebration in the lingering dusk with super-chilled drinks and plenty of nibbles with our midsummer night’s feast. This isn’t a time to think about your five-a-day. Instead, make it...
View ArticleHomemade sweet recipes
Clear an afternoon, you’re going on a confectionary adventure! We’ve found four homemade sweet recipes. ‘Fruit pastilles aren’t tricky to make,’ says Annie Rigg, author of Sweet Things, whose recipe is...
View ArticleHow to be a mindful eater PLUS three simple tea infusion recipes
Yes, we love food, but it doesn’t always get our full attention. Time to reconnect your mind with your mouth and become a mindful eater. Many of us fall easily into patterns of mindless eating. We pick...
View ArticleRecipe: Peppermint chocolate chip ice cream
Homemade and anything but lurid, this peppermint chocolate chip ice cream recipe is all grown up. We thought that mint choc chip was a pleasingly synthetic treat we’d left behind in childhood. Then...
View ArticleRecipe: Brazilian cake – Broa de Fuba
Tonight’s the night! Let’s celebrate the FIFA World Cup Final in a very British way. Tea and cake, anyone? Brazilian cake, of course! In a nod to the ubiquitous workshop of all things Brazilian, we’ve...
View ArticleRecipe: Three ways with cherries
Go cherry crazy! This year’s crop of British cherries looks like it is the longest and largest ever, mostly due to our mild winter. They’re around until September so find a ‘pick your own’ and use with...
View ArticleAutumn fruit jam recipes
Go foraging for fruit and get jamming with some autumn preserve and jam recipes. Make the most of all the blackberries, plums and damsons this month. Stew with a bit of sugar and serve cool with cream...
View ArticleRecipes: Garlic
Spicy or smoked, raw or roasted, garlic comes in many guises and varieties to make your dishes sing. Try these three garlic recipes. Is there a more amazing a plant than garlic? Venerated by the...
View ArticleFood on the face: natural skincare recipes
Our gardens and fridges provide skincare that’s healthier, cheaper and more natural than anything we could buy. Try these natural skincare recipes. The beauty business is all about selling us “hope in...
View ArticleWant, knead, love: Real, down-to-earth bread baking
There’s something about bread that is so fundamental, so magical, so right. Our passionate baker boy, Alex Gooch, is here to pass on his bread baking knowhow. Meet Alex Gooch, our new baker boy, in the...
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